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Everton confirm release of players like Niasse

Everton has confirmed that they will be releasing Oumar Niasse along with the other two players Cuco Martina and Luke
Garbutt whose contract will come to expire at the end of this season.

Niasse was transferred from the Russian club Lokomotiv Moscow in February 2016 for the transfer fee of £13.5 million. He made his debut match for the club against Bournemouth by replacing Romelu Lukaku. He during his four years stay at the club has scored eight goals from 35 appearances. Continue reading “Everton confirm release of players like Niasse”

John Herdmanconfident about World Cup qualification under new format

Canada manager John Herdman says that he is quite confident about his team qualifying for the World Cup 2022. Even though the chances of qualification have improved a lot after the coronavirus pandemic, things are still in the balance and it could change in the coming weeks. The focus is on the World Cup 2026 for Canada, but even World Cup 2022 is now a possibility for the national team. The CONCACAF World Cup qualification plans have been delayed as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. Before, Canada were unlikely to qualify for the competition but now they have been given a slice of luck.

The national team will be working within a new framework that will be established by CONCACAF in order to make sure that World Cup qualification is possible for the teams in the region. It is expected to be a significant deviation from the traditional tournament format of six teams. This will be abandoned in favour of three groups with the top three teams from each group qualifying for the World Cup. Under this change in system, Canada will only have to face a top ranking opponent – like United States, Costa Rica, or Mexico – only once. Canada has a very bad record against the likes of Mexico after last meeting the team back in 2000.
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Vanhaezebrouck says Jonathan David is the best player in the country

Former Genk manager Hein Vanhaezebrouck has said that Jonathan David is the best striker in the Jupiler League at the moment. The Canada international currently plays for Belgian side Gent where he has had a fascinating season with 23 goals and 10 assists from 41 appearances. As a result, he has caught the eye of several European clubs including Tottenham Hotspur and Vanhaezebrouck believes the striker should command a big transfer fee during the summer.

Speaking to Walfoot, Vanhaezebrouck described the marksman as a phenomenon and said that he is the best player in the Belgian top-flight. He added that Gent should command a record transfer fee for the forward, who has already represented Canada on 12 occasions, he told: “He is a phenomenon. The best player in the country. He will be the most expensive outgoing transfer from Gent. They would happily sell him for £25 million or more.”
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ARSENAL RECEIVED MEGA DEAL FOR OZIL

Arsenal football club received a permanent offer for star midfielder, Mesut Ozil, from an unknown Qatari based club, but head coach Mikel Arteta stopped the deal from happening. Reports suggest that the German could have left the gunners for the middle East if not for the intervention of their manager.

Arsenal brought in 2 additions in the winter market, Pablo Mari and Cedric Soares. But they could have seen one of their biggest stars leave the Emirates stadium.
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BACKLASH FROM FANS RAIN ON SCOTT ARFIELD

Blames are not for national captains. That’s what coaches are for. Someone to bear the shit and insults when things go south and stand in the shadows, watching the club owners take the glory when things go north.

When Canada international Scott Arfield got home after Ranger’s Europa League loss to Young Boys, the old man must be wondering at what point it all went wrong.
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Sinclair Looks Forward to Leading Canada in 2020 Olympics

The pain from the disappointment of the World Cup of Canada has been replaced by the charm of Christine Sinclair. She has said that time has healed the pain of the disheartening loss of Canada in the quarter-final of World Cup 1-0 on the 24^th of June in Paris. The focus of the veteran team captain is to lead the team into the Tokyo Games of 2020 and to win the 3^rd successive Olympic Medal.

Canada had secured the bronze medals in the previous two summer games which took place in London 2012 and Rio 2016. Sinclair has stated that she is going to think about her soccer future after the Tokyo Olympics.
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Canada is to be Led by Sinclair in Her Fifth World Cup

Canada’s women’s football team will be led by Christine Sinclair in the fifth women’s World Cup to be held in France. This will also give her the opportunity to claim the all-time scoring record in her career on the sport’s biggest stage. Christine Sinclair only requires four more goals to break the record of retired U.S. forward Abby Wambach.

Christine Sinclair has been a prominent football player of the Canadian women’s football team for over twenty years now. Her expertise in the game has helped the Canadian team win one after the other bronze medals for their spectacular performance in the Olympics held in 2016 and 2012. She was also the reason behind the Canadian team securing fourth place in the World Cup which was held in the year 2003.
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TORONTO FC GETS A NEW KING

The departure of Sebastian Giovinco in the offseason felt like the end of an era for Toronto FC as the Italian had dominated the league during his time at the club. the signing of Alejandro Pozuelo looked like a good signing of a player in his prime playing for one of the good teams in the Belgium league.

However, no one could write the script of what would happen on his debut. Before the game, there was a sense of uncertainty among Toronto FC fans about their latest acquisition. But at the end of the game, the fans gave the 27-year old a standing ovation for his excellent performance.
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NIKE UNVEILS KITS FOR AHEAD OF THE 2019 WOMEN’S WORLD CUP

Sportswear giants Nike Inc unveiled the kits of the 14 national teams that it sponsors ahead of the Women’s World Cup to be held in France later in the year. The unveiling of the kits was performed in an event in France capital Paris and featured 28 of the top women’s footballers from the 14 countries.

Nigeria, Brazilia, New Zealand, Norway, The US, Australia, Canada, England, France, China, South Africa, Chile, Netherland and South Korea complete the 14 teams that their jerseys were unveiled on Monday.
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